RSPA 16-03
Contact: Joe Delcambre
Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Tel: (202) 366-4831
publicaffairs@rspa.dot.gov
DOT Awards $906,000
Federal Grant for Transportation Research and Education to City University
of New York
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced a grant
of $906,000 to the City University of New York - University Transportation
Research Center in support of advanced research for the planning and
management of regional transportation systems.
"President Bush
knows the importance a safe, reliable and efficient transportation system
has to our quality of life and the economy," Secretary Mineta stated.
"This transportation research and development grant is an investment in
Americans' ability to travel more safely and efficiently in the years to
come."
More than 75
colleges and universities throughout the United States participate in the
U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) University
Transportation Center (UTC) program, conducting combined programs of
transportation research, education and technology transfer. Last year, the
UTC colleges and universities graduated over 1,000 students with advanced
transportation-related degrees, offered almost 2,000 undergraduate and
graduate transportation courses, conducted over 400 research projects, and
trained over 25,000 practicing transportation professionals.
UTC grants are administered by DOT’s Research and Special
Programs Administration (RSPA) and must be matched by recipients on, at a
minimum, a dollar‑for‑dollar basis in order to leverage the value of the
federal investment.
RSPA works for the advancement of science and technology for
national transportation needs. The agency also has responsibilities for
ensuring the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials to industry and
consumers by all modes of transportation, including pipelines, and
coordination of rapid response to transportation emergencies. Information on
the UTC program is available on the Web at:
http://utc.dot.gov/.
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